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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Film ThreatFilm ThreatSure, Dumb and Dumberer is dumb, dumber and dumberer than the original, but if you like that kind of banal, rustic and sophomoric humor (and I have to admit, I kinda do), it might be worth a buck or two at a discount theater.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe movie's really about the impressions of the original performances by newcomers Eric Christian Olsen and Derek Richardson. Olsen does an uncanny Carrey, and Richardson vaguely resembles Daniels.
- 30Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisFalls wildly short of its inspirations.
- 25Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaLong, lumbering and endlessly unfunny.
- 25USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigIn "There's Something About Mary," the gross gags were hilarious. Here, they're just vile.
- 25Portland OregonianPortland OregonianHas all the gross-out humor but none of the goofy sweetness. It also has neither of the Farrellys, which is agonizingly evident throughout.
- 20L.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonL.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonLevy, Luis Guzman, Cheri Oteri -- utterly wasted. At 82 minutes it feels longer than “Lawrence of Arabia” -- and a lot less funny.
- 20Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThe best thing I can say about this limp prequel to the Farrelly brothers' Dumb & Dumber is that it obliged me to check out the original, which I'd been studiously avoiding for years. If you haven't seen it, it's pretty funny, and mercifully light on the scatology and cheap sentiment of later Farrelly efforts.
- 10Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayTo call it sophomoric would libel even the most pathetic, pimply underclassman.
- 0Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovEven with its scant running time, this nightmarish travesty barrels along with all the whipcord speed and nimble comedic grace of a loved one’s funeral.